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Dogs (151-200)

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Dogs do not bark at a dead wolf. — Rumanian
Dogs don’t always bark before they bite. — English
Dogs show their teeth when they dare not bite. — American
Dogs show no aversion to poor families. — Chinese
Dogs keep the house and roosters announce daybreak with their crows. — Vietnamese
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Dogs that bark at a distance never bite. — English
Dogs that bark much don't bite. — German
Dogs fight over a bone and mourners over an inheritance. — Yiddish
Dogs wag their tails not so much in love to you as to your bread. — English
Don't be afraid of a dog that barks. — Greek
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Don't trust a strange dog. — Slovak
Don’t snap your fingers at the dogs before you are out of the village. — French
Don't pour water on a drowning dog. — Filipino
Dust does not rise because a dog-flea hops. — Burmese
Even a dog will not eat a quarrel between husband and wife. — Japanese
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Even the meanest dog wags its tail. — German
Even a dog is king in his own place. — Indian (Tamil)
Even a weak lion is not bitten by a dog. — African (Ovambo)
Even your dog knows the homes of your friends. — Cameroonian
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Every dog rests at his own door. — African (Hausa)
Every dog considers himself a lion at home. — English
Every dog will be lord on his own dunghill. — Welsh
Every dog is valiant in his own kennel. — French
Every dog has his day. — English
Every dog barks differently. — Slovak
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Every dog thinks himself a lion in his master's yard. — Jamaican
Every dog has his day, and a bitch two afternoons. — Scottish
Fiddlers, dogs, and flies come to feasts uncalled. — English
Fools and little dogs are ladies' playfellows. — English
Great lords and dogs do not close the door behind them. — Serbo-Croatian
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He that wants to hang a dog says that it bites the sheep. — Danish
He who associates with dogs learns to pant. — Russian
He who travels with a dog may lie, but not one who travels with people. — African (Bemba)
He who swaddles the wolf will be barked at by the dog. — African (Wolof)
He who has a dog need not bark himself. — Norwegian
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He who would have a bone from a dog must give them meat instead. — Norwegian
Hunger and ease is a dog's life. — English
Hungry dogs will eat dirty puddings. — English
Hyena and dog can't share an abode. — African (Hausa)
If the dog goes when the cat comes, there will be no fight. — Chinese
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If the dog is not at home, he barks not. — African (Wolof)
If the hyena were peaceful, the dog would not acknowledge it. — African (Hausa)
If you shake a dog, you shake his owner. — Ugandan
If you lie down with the dogs, you get up with the fleas. — Yiddish
If a dog barks at you, stop his muzzle with bread. — Rumanian
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If you wish the dog to follow you, feed him. — English
If the dog's prayer were accepted, there would be a shower of bones from heaven. — Turkish
If you would wish the dog to follow you, feed him. — English
If the old dog bark, he gives counsel. — English
If dogs had their way there would be no horses. — Serbo-Croatian
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